Chapter 436 Talents, spies, spring locusts

Chapter 436 Talents, spies, spring locusts

Chapter 436 Talents, spies, spring locusts

After Fu Yongwei left, Liu Meizhen hesitated for a moment and said to the maid standing outside the door:

"Go and ask Master Fu from the Alchemy Hall to come over and tell him that there is something important to discuss."

Not long after.

Fu Yongdan hurried into the courtyard. She was wearing a white robe with a blue phoenix pattern embroidered on the cuffs. Her eyes were cold and her body was faintly filled with spiritual energy - a sign that her Niwan Palace had been opened and she was only one step away from entering the Purple Palace.

"Master."

Fu Yongdan bowed respectfully, but his eyes involuntarily fell on the jade box, and his pupils shrank slightly:

"Is this... Heavenly Soul Fruit?"

Liu Meizhen nodded with a smile:
"Yes, Yongwei just sent it. The quality is excellent."

"In recent years, many of the family's disciples have opened up the Niwan Palace, and they are in urgent need of a large number of Soul Guiding Pills to help them break through. After all, I am not capable of refining it alone, so I will ask you to assist me this time, and I will pass on the recipe to you."

Fu Yongdan's breathing stagnated.

The Soul-Guiding Pill is the core secret of the family, and only the head of the family and the mistress of the family have known it.

This shows that the master still values ​​her as the eldest disciple. In addition, with the number of Heavenly Soul Fruits on the table, she can at least exchange for a few using the family contribution points.

There is hope of breaking through the Purple Mansion!

Fu Yongdan immediately knelt on one knee:
"I will definitely live up to Master's trust!"

Liu Meizhen raised her hand to support him.

The two moved to the alchemy room.

After closing the magic circle, a stream of light flew out from Liu Meizhen's sleeve, and a huge bronze tripod suddenly appeared in the room - the body of the tripod was carved with entwined dragons and phoenixes, elixir fire was burning silently inside the tripod, and heat waves distorted the air. It was none other than the Taixu Dragon and Phoenix Divine Cauldron.

Liu Meizhen pinched her fingers and the lid of the tripod opened with a bang:
"To refine the Soul Guiding Pill, you need to use the Heavenly Soul Fruit as the main ingredient, supplemented by the Nine Nether Cold Marrow and the Mysterious Yin Ganoderma Lucidum. Then, you need to refine it with the Pill Fire for seven days and seven nights before you can make the pill."

Liu Meizhen explained while putting the ingredients into the cauldron one by one:

"The temperature must be precise. If it is too strong, the medicinal properties will be violent. If it is too weak, it will be difficult to condense the pill. The key to the Soul-Guiding Pill lies in the 'Soul Power Locking'..."

Fu Yongdan was fully focused, afraid of missing any details.

Liu Meizhen threw the Heavenly Soul Fruit into the cauldron, and Zixia was instantly engulfed by the fire. She formed seals with her hands, and her spiritual power wrapped around the medicinal materials like silk threads, and nine shadows were separated in the fire. This was the Liu family's secret "Nine-turn Pill Condensation Technique".

"Master actually used his most powerful trick..."

Fu Yongdan was secretly shocked, but he didn't dare to be distracted. He quickly used his spiritual power to help control the temperature. The liquid medicine in the cauldron gradually blended, and a faint fragrance emanated. Even the two-headed green-eyed giant python living outside the courtyard became restless.

Liu Meizhen suddenly said in a low voice:
"This is the moment!"

Fu Yongdan understood, and the spiritual power of the Niwan Palace poured out, interweaving with the spiritual power of the master to form a net, firmly locking the elixir that was about to take shape. The light in the cauldron was bright, and five pills with purple patterns broke through the fire and fell steadily into the jade plate.

"It's done!"

Fu Yongdan's breathing was a little disordered, but she couldn't hide her joy.

After watching five or six furnaces in a row, Fu Yongdan had memorized the soul-guiding pill refining process by heart. She stood beside the Taixu Dragon and Phoenix Divine Cauldron, her eyes focused, her fingertips unconsciously trembling slightly along with Liu Meizhen's pill formula, as if outlining the trajectory of spiritual power in the void.

"Eternal Pill." Liu Meizhen suddenly stopped, the lid of the cauldron slowly closed, and the fire gradually died down. She turned to look at her disciple, with a test in her eyes, "Can you see any clues?"

Fu Yongdan thought for a moment and replied respectfully:
"When Master uses the Nine-Turn Pill Condensation Technique to separate the medicinal power, the third and seventh turn spiritual power injections must be slow and fast, otherwise the spiritual power of the Heavenly Soul Fruit will easily dissipate."

Liu Meizhen nodded with satisfaction:

"Yes, very careful observation."

She waved her sleeves, and the remaining medicine residue in the cauldron instantly turned into ashes. "You will be in charge of the next furnace."

Fu Yongdan's heart was startled, but she quickly calmed down. She took a deep breath, and the spiritual power in her Niwan Palace flowed:

"Disciple accepts the order."

She raised her hand and made a hand gesture, and the lid of the Taixu Dragon and Phoenix Divine Cauldron opened with a sound, and the fire in the furnace ignited again. Fu Yongdan took the prepared Tianhun Fruit and tapped it with her fingertips. The fruit floated in the air, and purple clouds flowed. She recalled Liu Meizhen's technique, and her spiritual power wrapped around it like a thread, and began to peel off the core and extract the essence.

"The fire should be three times stronger." Liu Meizhen instructed, "The nature of the Heavenly Soul Fruit is cold, so we need to use fierce fire to force out the soul power."

Fu Yongdan adjusted it as instructed, and the flames in the cauldron suddenly rose, reflecting her eyebrows and eyes like golden light. However, just as the medicine liquid was about to merge, a wisp of purple air suddenly dissipated, and the spiritual power in the cauldron was slightly disordered.

"Concentrate!" Liu Meizhen shouted softly.

Fu Yongdan's heart tightened, and she quickly changed her alchemy skills, pouring out the spiritual power of the Niwan Palace, forcibly stabilizing the restless medicinal power in the cauldron. She sweated on her forehead, but her technique became more and more steady, and finally locked the soul power that was about to collapse again.

After a while.

The light in the cauldron gradually faded, and three slightly green pills slowly took shape. Although they were not as wrapped in purple patterns as those refined by Liu Meizhen, they also exuded the fragrance of the pills and were of average quality.

"Not bad." Liu Meizhen nodded slightly. "It's rare to be able to make a pill for the first time. With more practice in the future, you can achieve perfection."

Fu Yongdan took the pill respectfully and examined it carefully, feeling both happy and sad: "Disciple understands, I will continue to practice diligently."

Liu Meizhen looked far-sighted and said calmly, "Alchemy is like practicing Taoism, you can't be impatient. Today you have found the way, and in time, you will become a great man."

Fu Yongdan bowed deeply: "Thank you, Master, for your cultivation."

After the two of them had refined all the Heavenly Soul Fruits, Liu Meizhen immediately said, "Yongdan, go find Fairy Tianyin, Yongfu, Cuizhi, Yongshou, Yongqi, Haiyun, Muwan and others, and have them wait in the meeting hall."

Fu Yongdan was shocked.

This is because the people chosen by the master are all clan members who have already opened up the Niwan Palace and whose family contribution points are sufficient to exchange for the Soul-Guiding Pill.

She still hesitated slightly:
"Master, do you want to wait until the Patriarch comes out of retreat before you can give me the Soul Guiding Pill?"

after all.

This is the best opportunity to win people's hearts.

If I don't tell the head of the family, it will be bad if he feels uncomfortable about it in the future.

Now the head of the family has more than just the master's wife. Yu Qingru has already married into the family, and there is also Shangguan Hongyu, with whom he is already engaged.

Liu Meizhen didn't care much:
"It is unknown when my husband will come out of retreat. The beast tide in Jingzhou is coming, and the Xuanxiao Sect and Huanxi Sect in Huizhou Prefecture are eyeing us covetously. The clan is in urgent need of manpower. It would be great for the family if you can break through the Purple Mansion as soon as possible. My husband will definitely not think too much about it."

What she was planning was how to advance to the sixth rank family next.

If I remember correctly.

Shortly after.

The court will issue an order of grace.

Those who perform outstandingly can be directly promoted to the sixth rank, which can save the family decades of accumulation time.

Fu Yongdan naturally didn't know what Liu Meizhen was planning. He wanted to persuade her again, but he remembered that his master liked to act quickly and decisively, and once he made up his mind, he would not easily change his mind. He swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth:
"Disciple will go and gather Haiyun and the others now."

Not a moment.

The owner's house
Eight figures entered the meeting hall one after another and looked at each other with confusion in their eyes.

Fu Yongqi spoke first, and turned his gaze to Fu Yongshou who was standing at the side of the hall, and asked in a low voice: "Sixth Young Master, you are the son of the master, do you know why you summoned us today?"

Fu Yongshou shook his head slightly, frowning slightly: “Mother never revealed it, she only said it was a major event related to the rise and fall of the family.”

After hearing this, everyone became even more curious.

Fu Yongshang snapped his folding fan shut, a gleam of light flashing in his eyes:
"Have you noticed? All those present today have already opened their Niwan Palaces and are only one step away from breaking through to the Purple Palace. Could it be that the Patriarch and his men obtained the Soul Guiding Pill in the Kunlun Secret Realm?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the hall suddenly became quiet.

Fairy Tianyin was standing quietly by the window. Her fingertips trembled slightly when she heard the words, and her usually cold eyes were disturbed. As a guest elder, although she had a high level of cultivation, she had never expected to be given a treasure like the Soul-Guiding Pill.

Fu Yongfu scratched his head, his rough face full of indifference: "Can the mistress trick us into selling us out? We will just wait and see."

Just as everyone was whispering, steady footsteps were heard at the palace door.

Liu Meizhen, wearing a crimson-purple robe and a phoenix hairpin trembling in her hair, walked slowly into the palace. Behind her followed two maids, holding jade trays in their hands. The objects on the trays were covered with red silk, but faint purple air could be seen through them.

The hall suddenly became quiet, and eight pairs of eyes turned to the main seat.

Liu Meizhen glanced at everyone, and raised the corners of her lips slightly: "Everyone, are you guessing what happened today?"

Everyone held their breath and no one dared to speak rashly.

Liu Meizhen smiled slightly, without further ado, raised her hand and lifted the red silk -

More than twenty pills wrapped in purple patterns lay quietly on the jade plate, with the fragrance of the pills lingering and purple clouds flowing.

"Soul-guiding pill?!" Fu Yongqi screamed in shock, and the jade pendant on his waist fell to the ground with a "pop".

Cuizhi was also shocked and turned to look at her mother: "Mom, this..."

No one expected that the family could come up with so many Soul-Guiding Pills at once.

With these elixirs.

How could they not be excited when they saw the hope for Zifu?

Liu Meizhen's eyes were gentle, but with unquestionable majesty: "Today, according to the family's contribution, I will grant you Soul Guiding Pills to help you break through the Purple Mansion."

She raised her hand and the pills in the jade plate flew into the air and fell accurately into everyone's hands.

Fairy Tianyin took the pill, and her usually cold face finally moved. The Fu family announced to the public that as long as one sincerely surrenders to the Fu family, he or she will be a member of the Fu family, and all treatment will be the same as that of the Fu clan members. She chose to stay in the Fu family because of this. But saying is one thing, and doing is another. She did not expect that the Fu family would really be willing to give such a precious soul-guiding pill to her, an outsider.

At this moment.

She was filled with admiration for Liu Meizhen and bowed deeply to her with all her heart: "My mistress's generous gift, Tianyin...I will always be grateful!"

Liu Meizhen nodded slightly: "Fairy Tianyin, you have stood by our family for many times, and your military exploits are witnessed by everyone. This Soul Guiding Pill is what you deserve, so there is no need to be so polite."

This statement came out.

Fairy Tianyin was even more moved.

Having one's efforts and contributions seen and recognized is just as exciting as being given the Soul-Guiding Pill.

Liu Meizhen's face turned serious and she glanced at everyone:

"I hope you can make a breakthrough soon and strengthen our Fu family."

The eight people stood up at the same time, lined up in a row, and respectfully saluted Liu Meizhen in unison, saying in unison:
"We will definitely live up to our mistress/mother's expectations!"

In the practice room.

After Fu Changsheng consolidated his cultivation in the ninth level of the Purple Mansion, he immediately moved his mind and withdrew from the lotus pond.

at the same time.

A series of mechanical sounds rang in my mind:
"Ding"

"Eight of your clansmen, including Fu Yongqi, Fu Yongshang, Fu Yongshou, and Fu Yongfu, have successfully broken through the Purple Mansion and obtained 8,000 family contribution points."

Followed by.

However, the value on the family panel changed to five thousand.

Practicing in the lotus pond, this means he has overdrawn 3,000 in advance, or perhaps these contribution points have been added to the panel, but they are only being prompted when he comes out. Fu Changsheng glanced at the hourglass on the side, and it turned out that six years have passed outside:
"It's time to get out of seclusion."

The past six years.

The Golden Yang Wood produces a pool of holy water every year, but it is still not enough to break through the "Nine Heavens Star Art" to the Marrow Refining Realm. He plans to accumulate enough Golden Yang Holy Water and then practice in seclusion.

Come out of the cabin.

"chirp"

The green-faced white fox immediately turned into a beam of white light and leaped onto Fu Changsheng's left shoulder, nudging Fu Changsheng's shoulder affectionately.

If the little guy wants to break through to the third level, the Nine Revolutions Fruit Tree must mature.

His eyes fell on the Shanhe Clan Cauldron, and he saw that the Nine-Transformation Fruit Tree was lush and green. With the dung of the Seven-Colored Glazed Beast watering it, it was only a few years away from maturity.
"I wonder if Yongwei can be ripened all at once?"

But the Jiuzhuan fruit trees have already borne fruit. If they are transplanted now, they will have a hard time surviving in the future.

Fu Changsheng touched the feathers of the green-faced white fox:
"Xiaoqing, please wait a few more years."

"chirp"

The green-faced white fox obviously didn't care.

Before going out.

He deliberately took a closer look at the message tree, but saw that there was no message on it. However, the new aerial roots of the ancient black vine would be fully grown in a few years. By then, by absorbing its source of life, he would have another hundred years of life left.

The withered vines and beast eggs buried on the side of the ancient vine did not seem to have changed. He withdrew his gaze.

The thought falls on the sea of ​​consciousness panel:
"Exchange Information"

hum!
The panel vibrates.

A large amount of yellow light surged.

Then pictures came flooding in, and my eyes fell on the first one. With a buzzing sound, the scene in front of me suddenly became clear.

The fifth-rank Luo family.

Luo Haitang sat quietly on the jade couch, stroking her belly with her bare hands, with a complicated expression.

She had been in seclusion for half a month, but she still couldn't calm her mind. The strange vitality in her body was like a thread, entwined around her golden elixir, lingering.

"How could this be..." She murmured in a low voice, with a rare flash of confusion in her eyes.

She thought that the fleeting romance with Fu Changsheng that night was just a dream in the mortal world, but she never imagined that it would sow the seeds of cause and effect in her body.

She is a Jindan cultivator with a long life span and great prospects. If she is hindered by a child and her path is blocked, wouldn't all her previous efforts be wasted?

With his fingertips pinching the seal, a ray of consciousness sank into the Dantian. The golden elixir was still bright, but there was a hazy purple air underneath, weak but tenacious.

"Can't keep it."

She suddenly opened her eyes, and there was a coldness in them. With a wave of her hand, the cave's restrictions were opened layer by layer to ensure that no one would disturb her.

Luo Haitang took out an ice-blue pill and swallowed it without hesitation. The pill entered her stomach and turned into a cold current, which instantly spread to her limbs and bones. She formed seals with both hands, and used her own spiritual power as a guide to lay a layer of ice restriction outside her dantian, temporarily freezing the purple air.

She took out a jade knife, the blade was as thin as a cicada's wing, but extremely sharp. The tip of the knife lightly touched her lower abdomen, making a tiny cut, but no blood flowed out - the ice restriction had frozen all the blood flow.

Afterwards, she clasped her hands together and the spiritual energy in her body surged like a tide, slowly leading the purple air out along the channel opened by the jade knife.

The moment the purple energy left the body, it turned into a small shadow, which struggled as if it had a soul.

Luo Haitang's eyes trembled, but soon returned to indifference.

"The way is ruthless, don't blame me."

She took out a talisman, the cinnabar on the talisman was like blood, it was a "severing fate talisman". The talisman burned out, the ashes drifted away, and it seemed that something in the dark was completely cut off.

The ball of purple air finally completely dissipated between heaven and earth.

Silence returned to the cave.

Luo Haitang put away the jade knife, the restriction was lifted, and the wound on his lower abdomen healed instantly, as if it had never existed.

She slowly stood up, walked to the window, and looked at the rolling sea of ​​clouds in the distance, her expression as indifferent as before.

"Fu Changsheng..."

The name rolled gently between her lips and teeth, and then was blown away by the mountain breeze, leaving no trace.

[1: After Luo Haitang found out she was pregnant with your child, for the sake of the road, after much hesitation, she finally decided to abort the child]

"This woman"

Fu Changsheng remembered that the intelligence mentioned that the child Luo Haitang was carrying had good talent, but he never expected that this woman would be so ruthless for the sake of the Tao.

It’s a pity for the child who never came into the world.

[2: In the secret realm of your Yunshan County fiefdom, there is a strange fire that can raise your Nine Suns Red Lotus Flame to a higher level]

[3: The beast tide of the East Wasteland is coming. This time the beast tide is more ferocious than the previous ones.]

[4: There is an abandoned temple in the secret realm of Yunshan County]

[5: The youngest son born to your wife Liu Meizhen is a rare child of destiny that only appears once in a thousand years]

[6: Cao Xiang'er gave birth to a baby girl for you, but the baby girl died shortly after she was born. Cao Xiang'er, who had originally planned to retreat to achieve the Golden Core after giving birth to the child, was haunted by inner demons, so she asked for leave from the Zhenshi Division and retired to the mortal world alone to temper her heart. She planned to achieve the Golden Core after resolving her inner knot.]

[7: The baby boy Yu Qingru gave birth to for you is already six years old, but was found to have no spiritual roots]

[8: Your father has worked hard for many years in the Blood Blade Sect of the Xuanling Realm and has been promoted to the position of inner sect manager]

[9: The Great Zhou royal family will cause a shock]

【10:】

A total of fifteen pieces of information were exchanged.

The family contribution value on the patriarch's panel instantly changed to three thousand five.

Fu Changsheng muttered:
"There is no information about Master Yun?"

Judging from Yun Laogui's personality, he shouldn't stop just like that.

Looking at the ninth piece of information, Fu Changsheng narrowed his eyes slightly: "I wonder when exactly the royal family shock mentioned in this information occurred?"

If it affects the seven princes' palaces.

Then he could fish in troubled waters, enter the palace, and help Ningning find the wooden flying squirrel:
"Six years have passed, and I don't know if Ningning's condition has improved."

A spell hit the stone gate.

There was a rumble.

The stone door that had been closed for six years opened outwards. Outside the cave, the wind was cold and the snow was thick. Fu Changsheng's eyebrows were also a little more vicissitudes, but his eyes were deeper than before. He turned his head and looked in the direction of Qingxin Xiaozhu. What he was most worried about was Ningning who had been tortured to the point of losing her mind.

His figure flashed and turned into a stream of light, heading straight for Qingxin Cottage where Ningning was.

Master Yun stood on Mirror Lake, his black robe fluttering and a cold light flashing in his eyes.

Three assassination attempts, three failures.

“In that case…” Master Yun smiled grimly, pinched his fingers together, and the demonic energy around him suddenly boiled over. A black shadow peeled off from his body and transformed into an incarnation with the same appearance as him - it was the incarnation of the devil that he had practiced for many years!
"go."

The evil incarnation laughed strangely, turned into a wisp of black smoke and disappeared into the void, heading straight for Xuanxiao Sect.

However, when the incarnation of the evil spirit arrived at the gate of Xuanxiao Sect, he saw that the mountain protection formation was fully activated, and spiritual light was like a waterfall, covering the entire mountain tightly.

"Ok?"

The incarnation of evil frowned.

He originally wanted to personally command the Xuan Xiao Sect to attack the Fu family, but this small sect was so good that it closed its doors to the public:
"waste!"

His evil clone is at the early stage of the Golden Core realm. If he were to sneak into the Great Zhou territory and be discovered, it would be a burden to the sect. Even if he is an elder of the sect, he would not dare to do so.

He pondered for a while.

Master Yun turned his gaze and looked towards the Qiuyue Temple shrouded in clouds and mist in the distance.

"Heh... I haven't seen you for many years. I wonder if my old lover still remembers me?"

Qiuyue Temple and Qingyue Pavilion
The elder nun Jingyue in the nunnery was meditating when she suddenly felt a familiar demonic aura approaching. She suddenly opened her eyes, and a complex feeling flashed in her eyes.

"Old Devil Yun, how dare you come here?"

Yun Zhenren's demonic incarnation showed up and said with an evil smile, "Jingyue, I haven't seen you for many years, but you still have such a hot temper."

Nun Jingyue's face was as cold as ice: "Back then, you betrayed me and went away to hang out with that bitch Qiu Huan. Now you still have the nerve to come see me?"

Master Yun pretended to sigh: "I feel guilty about what happened back then. But I came here today to discuss a deal with you."

"What deal?"

"I want a female disciple from your Qiuyue Temple to be placed next to Fu Changsheng." Master Yun said bluntly.

Nun Jingyue's pupils shrank slightly: "Fu Changsheng? The newly promoted patriarch of a seventh-rank family in Wuzhou? What deep hatred do you have with him?"

Master Yun said calmly, "You don't need to worry about that."

Nun Jingyue sneered: "Old Demon Yun, what do you think my Qiuyue Temple is? Your killing tool?"

Master Yun was not in a hurry and said slowly: "Jingyue, don't forget, if I hadn't helped you secretly back then, would you have been able to condense the golden elixir?"

Master Jingyue's expression changed slightly, obviously her secret was touched upon.

"Besides, this matter will also benefit you." Master Yun continued, "Fu Changsheng relied on his own strength to lead the Fu family from a small Qi-refining family to become a sixth-grade family in a hundred years. He must have some unspeakable secrets. Perhaps this is the opportunity for you and me to break through to the Nascent Soul stage."

Master Jingyue's eyes flickered, and she was obviously moved.

"How?" Master Yun raised a sinister smile.

Nun Jingyue pondered for a long time, and finally nodded slowly: "Okay, I will arrange for a disciple to approach him. Regardless of whether it succeeds or not, we will be even now."

"That's great!" Master Yun agreed readily.

After sending people away.

Master Jingyue finally selected one disciple from among many disciples. Shortly after the message was sent, a gentle call came from outside the door.

"Master."

Nun Jingyue collected her thoughts and said calmly, "Come in."

The wooden door opened slightly, and a young female cultivator in a plain white Taoist robe walked in slowly. She was about twenty years old, with beautiful eyebrows and eyes, and a long green sword hung from her waist. Her skirt did not flutter when she walked, which showed that she had a good cultivation.

"Liu Shuang, how long have you been my disciple?" Master Jingyue suddenly asked.

Liu Shuang was slightly startled, then she replied respectfully, "Master, it has been one hundred and twelve years."

"One hundred and twelve years," Master Jingyue sighed softly, "When I found you in the Snow Ridge, you were still in your cradle, but a wisp of innate sword energy was wrapped around your body."

Liu Shuang lowered her head and said nothing. This was the mystery of her life, and also the source of her extraordinary talent.

Nun Jingyue looked deep in her eyes: "Do you know why I suddenly brought this up?"

"My disciple is stupid, please enlighten me, Master."

Nun Jingyue stood up and waved her sleeves, opening all the restrictions in the pavilion to ensure that no one could spy. She looked directly into Liu Shuang's eyes and said, "I have a special task for you."

Liu Shuang's expression was stern: "I will not refuse even if I die."

"Have you ever heard of the Wuzhou Fu family?"

Liu Shuang thought for a moment: "But is it the family of Fu Changsheng, the new patriarch of the seventh-rank family? I heard that this person is extremely talented and has developed a small Qi-refining family into its current size in a hundred years."

Nun Jingyue nodded slightly: "That's right. I want you to disguise yourself and approach Fu Changsheng as a casual cultivator to gain his trust."

A trace of doubt flashed across Liu Shuang's eyes, but it quickly disappeared: "Disciple obeys your command. But why did you choose me?"

Nun Jingyue's eyes flickered: "You have innate sword energy, but due to the limitations of my Qiuyue Temple's skills, you have never been able to fully awaken it. Fu Changsheng may have a solution."

Liu Shuang believed this half-truth. Hope ignited in her eyes: "I will definitely live up to Master's trust!"

"We will set off in three days." Master Jingyue took out a jade slip, "Here is detailed information about the Fu family, please memorize it."

Liu Shuang took the jade slip with both hands and retreated respectfully.

After Liu Shuang left, Nun Jingyue looked at the bright moon outside the window and murmured to herself, "Old Demon Yun, what on earth are you planning?"

Jingzhou.

Deep in the Shiwanda Mountains, there is miasma and towering ancient trees.

Fu Yongqing stood on the mountain ridge, standing on a bronze corpse puppet, with more than ten elite disciples of the Fu family waiting behind him. They went into the mountain this time to hunt down a "red-eyed demon python" in the late stage of foundation building, and take its demon pill to refine the family secret medicine.

"Brother Yongqing, there is movement in the valley ahead!" a disciple whispered.

Fu Yongqing's eyes fixed, and he raised his hand to signal everyone to stop. He pinched his fingers, and the ghostly green light in the puppet's eyes flickered, and it slowly moved forward.

However, the expected demon python did not appear. Instead, under the feet of the corpse puppet, several strange locusts with green bodies and golden patterns on their backs were gnawing on a spiritual herb. The spiritual herb contained spiritual energy, but after the locusts ate it, not even the roots of the grass were left, as if it had been completely devoured.

"Hmm?" Fu Yongqing frowned, "How can a mere locust devour a spiritual plant?"

He didn't care and waved his hand to signal the corpse puppet to continue moving forward. But at this moment, one of the locusts suddenly flapped its wings and flew up, landing directly on the corpse puppet's arm, opened its mouth, and began to bite the bronze corpse puppet!

"Crack——" The hard bronze was bitten into cracks!

"What?!" Fu Yongqing's pupils shrank suddenly, and he immediately urged the corpse puppet to shake the locust away. But after being shaken away, the locust was not hurt at all, and instead made a sharp hissing sound, as if calling for its companions.

In an instant, a rustling sound came from deep in the valley, as if the tide was surging.

"Not good!" Fu Yongqing looked up suddenly, and saw countless green locusts swarming in like a wave from the distant mountains and forests. Wherever they passed, all the grass and trees died, and even the rocks were eaten away with holes!
"Retreat! Retreat quickly!" he shouted sternly, and at the same time cast a fire talisman, and the flames swept across, burning the locusts.

However, the locusts were not afraid of the flames at all. Instead, they flapped their wings in the fire, becoming even more ferocious!
"These locusts... can actually devour spiritual energy?!" Fu Yongqing was horrified and immediately led his people to retreat quickly.

(End of this chapter)